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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 3:02:50 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		China: JJ has started bombing Chungking at night. Gen. Hop Sing is considering moving the noodle factory to caves.

Burma: 6th Aus Div was sent packing back across the Irrawaddy yesterday. No big attacks today. JJ ambushes some of our Vengeance (the bomber not the noun) attacks over Tuongoo but some still hit their targets.

Port Blair: Airfield getting hit every day by RAF and USAFF Liberator II/B-24's. No CAP at all. They are in duck and cover mode.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 3:12:50 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		So, last night SG shows me this "digitally enhanced" version of the Zapruder film in which the DRIVER appears to turn around and shoot JFK.

SG: Look, his wife is trying to get away.

Me: You don't think Mrs. Kennedy or Connolly would have said something if the driver shot JFK?

SG: well, you can see the gun. I believe it.

A new generation discovers the Zapruder film.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 3:17:37 PM   
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In RL we seem to be entering an age of exceedingly malleable history/fact. Not sure it bodes well...

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 3:31:23 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Argos

I guess that's how it happens after WWII(c). (since you cant seem to get it done with ship dispositions)

In RL we seem to be entering an age of exceedingly malleable history/fact. Not sure it bodes well...



Good point. I look up PT-109, there she is right in the middle of the action at Karenko....but who the Hell is Lt. JG Pawlak? He sounds like a damn Polack. Guys never gonna make President with a name like that.




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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 3:45:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think some current politicians have had great success changing their names to beef up 'mixing pot' cred...

Maybe LTJG Pawlak and his brother will end up with a wonderful anecdote about the song Happy Birthday.

(Way to keep up on the PT upgrades there Cap!)

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 3:54:50 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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ORIGINAL: Argos

I think some current politicians have had great success changing their names to beef up 'mixing pot' cred...

Maybe LTJG Pawlak and his brother will end up with a wonderful anecdote about the song Happy Birthday.


Nobody would really do that, would they?*

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(Way to keep up on the PT upgrades there Cap!)



Did we miss one? I blame the staff. Keep in mind it isn't June 43 yet. I know it seems later than that, but it isn't.












* Mr. Heinz

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 4:17:04 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Young man in fine linen slacks: <speaking to attractive young woman with a large bosom by Japanese standards> We'll have a California Roll and the ahi.

Attractive young woman with a large bosom by Japanese standards: Hai! Meestah Miro!

Young man in fine linen slacks: <turns to address client> How do you like the establishment?

Young man with patrician New England accent: The girls are very attractive.

Young man in fine linen slacks: Good, that's what we were going for. Ok, now let me get this straight. You actually WANT to be assigned to a PT boat? Have you seen how many Jap destroyers there are out there? How about a nice Quonset hut somewhere?

Young man with patrician New England accent: No, Mr. Minderbinder. It has to be a combat post. It's a resume thing.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 5:18:57 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Most of the ground troops dedicated to the operation will be at 50% target readiness in a week but we will need more time to get the airfield at Shemya up to a level 4 so it can at least support a couple of squadrons of heavies. Shemya is one hex further away from the Kuriles than is Attu and has a ZERO port but it can support a much bigger airfield. It might take 3-4 weeks to get Shemya up to a level 4.

The extra time would allow us to convert a few more Canadian units to NorPac for use at Onnekotan-jima. They might not be enough to immediately seize the base but would likely scare the Shinto boys into not putting planes there. This would allow us to hit Paramashiro-jima airfield and ignore the smaller base.

If we wait 30 days we can team up Independence with Essex and have 2 CVE's to cover the transports and provide fly-off fighters for the seized fields.




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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 10:51:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Let me guess...Approximately 30 years later a mature man in fine linen slacks had a similar conversation with another young man with a patrician New England accent extolling the virtues of commanding a small naval craft in wars against LYB for those pursuing a career in politics? The mature man in fine linen slacks advised the young man with a patrician New England accent that minor wounds and rescuing fellow service men would create a heroic legacy sure to get him presidential consideration. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your point of view, that young man with a patrician New England accent wasn't smart enough to capitalize fully on the advice of the mature man in fine linen slacks. The young man with the patrician New England accent compromised the legacy of his wartime experiences by consorting with the enemy and disgracing the awards he was given.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/3/2013 11:30:24 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

So, last night SG shows me this "digitally enhanced" version of the Zapruder film in which the DRIVER appears to turn around and shoot JFK.

SG: Look, his wife is trying to get away.

Me: You don't think Mrs. Kennedy or Connolly would have said something if the driver shot JFK?

SG: well, you can see the gun. I believe it.

A new generation discovers the Zapruder film.


The Zapruder film? Was Tom Cruise in that one? Born on the Fourth of Myopia, iddnit?

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/4/2013 1:51:53 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		I was a bachelor for most of the day yesterday so I wasted most of the day playing Scourge of War, doing my AE turn, watching football and posting pointless crap on line.

Now I feel guilty.

OK, I'm over it.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/4/2013 1:52:35 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Let me guess...Approximately 30 years later a mature man in fine linen slacks had a similar conversation with another young man with a patrician New England accent extolling the virtues of commanding a small naval craft in wars against LYB for those pursuing a career in politics? The mature man in fine linen slacks advised the young man with a patrician New England accent that minor wounds and rescuing fellow service men would create a heroic legacy sure to get him presidential consideration. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your point of view, that young man with a patrician New England accent wasn't smart enough to capitalize fully on the advice of the mature man in fine linen slacks. The young man with the patrician New England accent compromised the legacy of his wartime experiences by consorting with the enemy and disgracing the awards he was given.



oh, oh, I know! It's Mr. Heinz again, right?

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/4/2013 2:05:20 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Crevah rittah baaahstards moving something out of Brunei right under our noses. It might be the Sultan's harem...but I doubt it. I don't believe it is a CVE either. We could take out Miri and Brunei with the heavies or we could just wait and send in a surface force when they try it again. What I don't get is why it is necessary to put themselves in extra danger. Why not Palembang?




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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/4/2013 2:10:11 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Hurricanes were escorting the Vengeance and the F6F's the dive bombers over Formosa. The escorts always take it in the shorts.




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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/4/2013 2:13:04 PM   
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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 11/4/2013 5:11:15 PM   
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One time I took a float trip down the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Complete wilderness. The trip organizer was a Mormon so I snuck in some coffee bags (like tea bags that you stick in a cup of hot water) in the saddle bag of one of the mules.

I could have sold that **** to the non-Mormons for $20 a bag they were so desperate by the first morning.



That's home to me I used to hike down the canyon to go fishing. There is a local plant called 'Mormon's Tea". I have no idea why, it has enough caffine in it to wake the dead. But it will do if your in the high country back packing or some such.

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RE: Odin, up close and personal - 11/4/2013 7:19:54 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Lecivius


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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

One time I took a float trip down the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Complete wilderness. The trip organizer was a Mormon so I snuck in some coffee bags (like tea bags that you stick in a cup of hot water) in the saddle bag of one of the mules.

I could have sold that **** to the non-Mormons for $20 a bag they were so desperate by the first morning.



That's home to me I used to hike down the canyon to go fishing. There is a local plant called 'Mormon's Tea". I have no idea why, it has enough caffine in it to wake the dead. But it will do if your in the high country back packing or some such.


Yeah, I hiked down in and back out in one day on that chain trail near the main ranger station. The ranger tried to talk me out of it. I went anyway. He was right. The river was raging due to releases from the reservoir. I got shut out and could only walk about 50 yds of bank because the water was so high. I dropped my water container on the trip down. It fell about 400 ft and smashed to bits on a rock. There was plenty of water at the bottom, of course, but I was feeling pretty good and decided not drink any for fear of Giardia (no filter either). Then I was in the sun part of the way out and just got roasted. Damn trail is almost vertical in some places. It was stupid. I should have rehydrated at the bottom, Giardia or not. My legs were rubber when I made it to the rim at 7:30 PM. I was worried they would have a search party and everyone would make fun of me. Not to worry, they just left the chain open to the parkign lot.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/4/2013 11:58:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Senator Heinz was KIA when the TR carrying him during a troop transport mission became an Op loss in WITP parlance. I don't believe he ever met the mature man in fine linen slacks. The other young man with the patrician New England accent did become Mrs. Heinz's consolation prize. Personally I don't think he is much of a prize, but then I haven't had much experience being a distraught female.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 12:58:24 PM   
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Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M2-N Rufe x 2
Ki-27b Nate x 4


Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 3
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 6


Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-27b Nate x 3




They're flying Nates on offensive* missions

* - that's offensive as in "aggressive action" not "insulting"

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 2:19:04 PM   
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Gob-smacked, anonymous, and clearly insulted Allied officer: {Speechless.}

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 3:02:19 PM   
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Holy Brigahm Young!

I always knew that stuff was potent. I had no idea!

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 8:34:33 PM   
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Formosa: Washington tries to cross the Delaware to bombard Trenton but the Hessians are ready this time. WJD naval forces were known to be at Takao so a fast destroyer force of 4 DD's was sent ahead....but they apparently stopped to fish for frying fish or something. Washington empties her magazines....on poor Katori. We are getting better at this night fighting thing. The radar works. We fire first.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Takao at 84,66, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tadeyame, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Shell hits 4
CLAA Oakland
CLAA Reno
DD Grayson
DD Laffey
DD Meade

They break off but stumble back together and burning Oyashio is finished off.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Takao at 84,65, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Tadeyame

Allied Ships
BB Washington
CLAA Oakland
CLAA Reno
DD Grayson
DD Laffey
DD Meade

Another group of IJN DD's. We spot them at 23K yds on radar and then drive right up on them. Fighting starts at 1000 yds. Reno gets Rong Ranced. Yayoi sunk. Hayashio wrecked. Looks like no bombardment tonight. Gaak


Night Time Surface Combat, near Takao at 84,65, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Suzukaze
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Washington
CLAA Oakland
CLAA Reno, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Grayson, Shell hits 1
DD Laffey
DD Meade

When the sun comes up we haven't made good our escape...but the P-38's from Batan Is. are overhead. Another brush with the DD's. Most likely everyone is out of ammo.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Takao at 84,66, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Shell hits 1
CLAA Oakland
DD Grayson
DD Laffey
DD Meade

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 8:35:16 PM   
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Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, Guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.

By God's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.

And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!


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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 8:45:07 PM   
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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/5/2013 10:11:28 PM   
Cap Mandrake


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Status: offline 		Meanwhile, on the other side of Formosa, Takao evidentry aims to sneak up on our lads unloading at Karenko. One of her escorts takes one "up the chuff". Looks like she was just outside of the chopped own range of our SBD's at Karenko.

Sub attack near Taihoku at 90,62

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Takao
DD Arare
DD Oite
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 1

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/6/2013 6:42:28 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Argos

I guess that's how it happens after WWII(c). (since you cant seem to get it done with ship dispositions)

In RL we seem to be entering an age of exceedingly malleable history/fact. Not sure it bodes well...



Good point. I look up PT-109, there she is right in the middle of the action at Karenko....but who the Hell is Lt. JG Pawlak? He sounds like a damn Polack. Guys never gonna make President with a name like that.





Yeh not President, just Prime Minister :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_Pawlak

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/6/2013 8:42:51 AM   
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Gotcha there......



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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/6/2013 11:48:08 AM   
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Good point. I look up PT-109, there she is right in the middle of the action at Karenko....but who the Hell is Lt. JG Pawlak? He sounds like a damn Polack. Guys never gonna make President with a name like that.


Yeh not President, just Prime Minister :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_Pawlak


And quite a handsome lad he is. Good with an Elko boat as well.



4th, 6th, 8th, 11th and 13th Prime Minister of Poland.


Say, Acid, I hope I wasn't out of line with the commentary on wife's family.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/6/2013 12:08:53 PM   
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Cdr. Corleone: Look, Pawlak, you can't put the Polish flag ABOVE the Stars and Stripes, I told you that already. I don't care if you are the great great grandson of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.

Lt JG Pawlak: <surprised look> How did you know that, sir?

Cdr. Corleone: Do you mean to tell me you really are? Never mind, it doesn't matter. Stars and Stripes on top, capisce? Don't screw up! You're dismissed.

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RE: Get your kicks..on route 66 - 11/6/2013 12:17:37 PM   
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Cdr Cross: Thanks Kowalski! <accepts a steaming mug of coffee from the eager sailor who stands there silently smiling> Kowalski, you aren't going to ask me about the flag again, are you? It a FISH! It's the name of a FISH!

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